196.947. All moneys received for state milk inspectionshall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the"State Milk Inspection Fee Fund", which is hereby created,subject to appropriation by the general assembly and to beappropriated to the state milk board and used exclusively for thepurpose of defraying the cost of state milk inspection and toother state agencies for such services in addition thereto thatare provided by the state government. The state milk board shallremit to the treasury of the local jurisdictions for which it maycontract to provide services for administering milk inspection ifother than by its own employees, moneys not exceeding five centsper one hundred pounds of milk or milk products. The unexpendedbalance in the state milk inspection fee fund at the end of thebiennium shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund ofthe state treasury and, accordingly, shall be exempt from theprovisions of section 33.080, RSMo, relating to the transfer offunds to the general revenue fund of the state by the statetreasurer. The financial proceedings of the board shall besubject to an annual audit by a certified public accountant andthe audit report shall be a public record, subject to theinspection by the general public.
(L. 1972 H.B. 1280 ยง 10, A.L. 1994 S.B. 546)Effective 5-10-94